Proposal:
- Cover page including title and complete contact information for the PI
- 3 pages total (not including references):
- Specific Aims (1 page)
- Background (<½ page)
- Hypothesis (4-5 lines)
- Innovation (4-5 lines)
- Approach (1.5 pages): must include limitations, future application, and timeline for completion). All proposals should include a statistical section, if applicable. The application should address any additional need for mentoring (if the applicant is a fellow or junior faculty with minimal research experience) and how the data generated from this proposal will lead to further grant applications (e.g NIH R series or NIH mentored awards) or funding (industry, etc), and/or publication.
- CVs for all key personnel
- Budget and justification (NIH format)
- Letter of support from applicants mentor
Application resources:
- Example of selected application
- If desired, research guidance is provided through the AABIP Research Committee Studios (ARCS). Click Here for details.
FUNDING:
One award of up to $20,000. No more than 25% of the awarded amount can be used to support the salary of investigators. Travel costs (please note presentation requirement when considering Travel costs) and publication charges will be limited to $1000 each. If portions of the proposal depend on IRB approval money may be withheld pending IRB approval. Indirect costs are not supported.
The Awardee is expected to present their study design at the current year AABIP Annual Conference. Additionally, progress update in the form of a presentation is expected at the following year AABIP Annual Conference. The AABIP strongly encourages the recipient to submit their work for publication to the Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology. However, only manuscripts meeting the journal's peer review standards will be published. All publications should acknowledge the AABIP as the funding source.
Additional documentation may be required including but not limited to Investigation Review Board (IRB) approval, Health Information Patient Privacy Act (HIPPA) compliance certificate, Federal Wide Assurance Certificate or its number, Institutional and personal certificate of Human research compliance, Institutional and personal certificate of Animal research compliance (if animal research is part of the application), Financial accountability structure.
PROGRESS REPORTS:
- Interim Progress Report at 6 months (1 page)
- Final Progress Report at 1 year (3 page)
